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contractor for the work. We are hopeful that the request for proposal process can be started in late September. (Ray Alvarado) SEO's SURFACE WATER CONSUMPTIVE USE RULES: By order issued May 12, 2008 SEO Dick Wolfe created an "Advisory Committee for Arkansas River Compact Rules to Govern Improvements to Surface Water Irrigation Systems". The second Committee meeting was held July 30 in Pueblo. Additional meetings are scheduled for September 19, October 22, and November 13. The Board's Finance Committee will be considering a $250,000 construction fund grant to assist water users comply with the proposed rules. Details of the grant program, including eligible activities and participants will be developed through the Advisory Committee prior to the November Board meeting. Dick Wolfe can report more on this activity during his SEO report. (Steve Miller) FOUNTAIN CREEK VISION TASK FORCE: The Task Force is receiving $75,000 of WSRA funding and staff is monitoring and assisting this group. Staff attended a September 4th meeting with Senator Salazar and the Task Force where he heard several brief reports on progress and encouraged the participants to continue working collaboratively tofind solutions to the flooding and water quality problems that have divided the watershed. On September 5 staff attended a Task Force meeting to refine the draft Vision Plan, which is scheduled for release and public review and comment inmid-November. The Corps of Engineers will also have another edition of its flood study available in October. (Steve Miller) COLORADO RIVER BASIN COLORADO RIVER 2009 ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN (AOP): The second meeting to develop of the 2009 AOP was held on August 26th. The draft AOP still indicates that Lake Powell will operate in the "Upper Balancing Tier." Therefore, releases from Lake Powell will be 8.23 MAF unless certain conditions defined in that Tier occur. The Lake Powell equalization elevation (i.e. the 602(a) storage level) is 3639 in 2009. The "Intentionally Created Surplus Condition" is the criteria that will govern operations at Lake Mead in 2009, normal releases of 9.2 to 9.3 MAF adjusted for water either stored in or recovered from the water banks and repayments of Inadvertent Overruns. The final consultation meeting will be October 24th. The Colorado River AOP can be found at: http://www.usbr.gov/uc, under "Recently Released Documents." Currently Lake Powell is projected to release 8.879 MAF in WY 2008 and is anticipated to release about 9.0 MAF in 2009. During WY 2008 Lake Mead is projected to release 9.613 MAF to satisfy a downstream demand of 9.572 MAF with the Southern Nevada Water Authority also pumping 283,000 AF. In WY 2009 the Lake Mead values are projected to be 9.093 MAF, 9.093 MAF and 287,000 AF respectively. (Randy Seaholm) UPPER COLORADO RIVER RECOVERY PROGRAM - RUEDI 10825 REPLACEMENT WATER UPDATE: Replacement of 10,825 acre-feet of Ruedi water currently being provide through a contract with Reclamation that runs through 2012 is a requirement of the 15-Mile Reach PBO. A draft alternatives report has been completed and the most favored alternative includes '~~~ 13 .w ~e ~~